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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Madison Parish (French: Paroisse de Madison) is a parish located on the northeastern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the delta lowlands along the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,093. Its parish seat is Tallulah. The parish was formed in 1839.
With a history of cotton plantations and pecan farms, the parish economy continues to be primarily agricultural. It has a majority African-American population. For years a ferry connected Delta, Louisiana (and traffic from the parish) to Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Vicksburg Bridge now carries U.S. Route 80 and Interstate 20 across the river into Madison Parish.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1838 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1839 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1850 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1866 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1882 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1840 | 5,142
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1850 | 8,773
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1860 | 14,133
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1870 | 8,600
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1880 | 13,906
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1890 | 14,135
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1900 | 12,322
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1910 | 10,676
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1920 | 10,829
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1930 | 14,829
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1940 | 18,443
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1950 | 17,451
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1960 | 16,444
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1970 | 15,065
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1980 | 15,975
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1990 | 12,463
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~lamadiso/
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